Fat-tailed Jird vs Fen Puffball

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Bovista paludosa

Key Differences

• Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern while Fen Puffball is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Fen Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Bovista
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Bovista paludosa

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Fen Puffball

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Fen Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fen Puffball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.